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Section 1: Speaking and writing Ability. (Nos. 1- 30) Directions:
In this part of the test, you will have to answer TWO questions to gain ONE mark. There are two parts in this section. Read the directions for each part carefully and study The example before working on the questions.
Part 1 :
Speaking Ability. (Nos. 1- 10)
Read each situation and the dialogue carefully. Choose 1. the appropriate expression for the first missing part (Item A) and 2. the response/ reaction to the expression for the second missing part (Items B). Both answers in (Items A and B) must be correct in order for you to gain ONE mark.
Directions :
1.
Clerk : Customer :
_______(A)__________ Yes, I’d like to see the shirts that are on sale. The ones that were in the ad. In the paper. Clerk : Here they are. They’re very nice and inexpensive. Customer : Are they washable ? Clerk : Yes. The washing instructions are on the ____(B)_______. Customer : Fine. I’ll take this. Clerk : Will that be cash or charge ? Customer : Charge. A B
1. 3. 1. 3.
What are you looking for ? Can I help you ? sleeves fronts
2. 4. 2. 4.
Do you want to buy things ? What happens ? collars tags
2.
A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B:
Hello. Is this Sri-Fa restaurant ? Yes, it is. Can I reserve a table for twenty ? When would you like to have it ? Tomorrow evening. We want this table in a separate room.___(A)_____. What food would you like to order for this special occasion ? ________(B)_________. Roast duck. All right. We’ll order that and I will tell you the rest this evening. May I know your name, please ?
A
1. 2. 3. 4. 1. 3.
B
3.
J: N: J: N: J: N: J: N: J: A
We want a special room to have lunch We want to serve ourselves We are going to have a birthday party We are having many guests to stay with us Where do you recommend 2. What do you recommend What do you want to bring 4. Where do you want to go
Hi Nipon. Hi John, (A)________________. I haven’t seen you for ages. I’ver been very busy lately. How about your classs? Oh, alright I guess except for English. Who teaches that? Miss Peters. She’s really mean. Why? Can you believe she gave me a D on the last test? B)____________________________ 1. How do you do? 2. What are you doing? 3. Where have you been? 4. What’s the problem?
B
1. Be brave 3. Yes, it’s amazing
2. That’s fine 4. I’m sorry to hear that
4. Situation: Rosy is talking to her uncle in Gujarat over the phone. Rosy: Hello, uncle! My friend Nancy is coming by Navjivan Express in coach S2 on the 15th of this month, to Anand. __________(A)___________ . Uncle: Yes, Rosy. __________(B)___________ . What does she look like? Rosy: She is short and plump. She has thick, black, curly hair. She has blue eyes and Dimpled cheeks. She is very fair and pretty. A.
B.
1. Will there be any problem? 2. Will I identify you to Nancy, Uncle? 3. Will I give a description of her you know? 4. Will you be able to receive her at the station? 1. I will do that. 2. I shall leave now. 3. May be, some day I will help you. 4. Don’t worry. I have already know her.
5. Situation : Tom is asking Jane to help him with his work. Tom : Tomorrow is my day-off. Would you mind doing a couple of things for me while I’m away? Jane : (A) Tom : Can you please type these letters and answer the phone calls for me? Jane : (B) Tom : Thank you very much. Jane : Any time A
1. Tell me 3. What are they?
2. What do you want? 4. What’s bothering you?
B
1. Perhaps you should ask Jane to do it for you. 2. I’m afraid I won’t have enough time. 3. That’s what I have expected. 4. That’s no problem at all.
6. Situation : Two friends met at Lumpini Park. Preecha : Morning, nice to see you here. Do you jog here every day? Nikhon : Yes, (A) ? Preecha : I do it at least three times a week. I don’t do it regularly, though. Nikhon : (B) Three times a week can do you good too. A 1. you do 2. I think so 3. how about you 4. but not regular B 1. It’s better that way 2. That’s better than nothing 3. That’s the best one can do 4. Not to be worried 7. Situation : Paweena is telling Nok’s mother about the canceled trip. Paweena : Have you seen Nok today? Nok’s mother : No, I haven’t seen her all day. Why are you looking for her? (A) Paweena : I want to tell her I have to cancel the trip to Khao Yai tomorrow. Nok’s mother : Well, if I see her, I’ll tell her about the cancelation for you. Paweena : Thank you very much. (B) . A B
1. Does it concern me? 3. Oh, she’s coming this way. 1. I am much appreciated 3. Good for you
2. Is it anything important? 4. I think she’s avoiding you 2. You are obliged 4. It’s very kind of you
8. Situation : Two students are talking about the exam. Ratana : What’s wrong? You look very worried.
Sudarat : I’m worried because I will go to see my exam results today. Ratana : Your exam results? (A) . You always pass. Sudarat : I’m not so sure about this time. I didn’t do it very well. Ratana : (B) . I still believe you will pass as before. A B
1. No need to worry 3. They have been announced 1. Be lively 3. Cheer up
2. You have to worry 4. You don’t care 2.Good luck 4. Rise and shine
9. Situation : A nurse is reporting to a doctor. Nurse : Doctor , (A) . The patient in room 332 is a vegetarian. Doctor : (B) the operation ? Nurse : He’s demanding that the blood plasma be changed for chlorophyll. A
1. I have no idea at all what I do 3. I don’t know what to do
2. How can I do this ? 4. How do I know about him?
B
1. What has this got to do with 3. Why can’t you conduct
2. What is wrong with 4. Did you continue
10. Situation : Bob is trying to find a seat in a crowded theatre. Bob : Excuse me , (A) ? Larry : No , it isn’t. Bob : Would you mind moving over one , so my friend and I can sit together . Larry : (B) Bob : Thanks a lot . A. 1. is this my seat 2. is this seat taken 3. do you take this seat 4. is this seat empty
B.
1. No , not at all 3. Yes , certainly
Part 2 :
2. Yes , I’d love to 4. No , of course
Writing Ability. (Nos. 11- 30)
A. Writing (Nos. 11- 20) Directions : Choose 1. the appropriate expression for the first missing part (Item A) and 2. the choice of the second missing part (Items B). Both answers in (Items A and B) must be correct and mark sense in order to gain ONE mark. 11. After several days without food, the hiker ___A___, after stumbling upon a bush full of ripe blackberries, she was ___B___. A. 1. is tried and exhausted 2. could reach the highest point 3. was exhausted and hungry 4. was so sleepy and tried B. 1. really disappointed 2. grateful to eat them 3. anxious to grab them 4. worried about them 12. The vague and misleading instructions …..A…… in..…..B…….. A. 1. could been interpreted 2. could be interpret 3. could easily be interpreted 4. could easily interpreted
B. 1. two entirely opposite way 3. entirely opposite two ways
2. two entirely opposite ways 4. entirely two opposite ways
13. The judges had an …….A……..deciding ……B……. A. 1. hard extremely time 2. extremely time hard 3. time extremely hard 4. extremely hard time B. 1. who's painting was the best 3. painting who was the best
2. whose painting was the best 4. the best painting was who
14. I think Jane ……..A…….for her …….B……. A. 1. deserve to be fired 2. deserved to be fired 3. deserved to be fire 4. deserved to fire B. 1. totally behavior irresponsible 3. irresponsible totally behavior 15. __A__ I would not let him __B__. A. 1. If I am you 3. If I were you B. 1. did such a thing 3. will do such a thing
2. behavior totally irresponsible 4. totally irresponsible behavior
2. If I had been you 4. If have been you 2. does such a thing 4. do such a thing
16. In the past, people __A__ photos, so they __B__. A. 1. don’t have 2. didn’t have 3. won’t have 4. doesn’t have
B. 1. have portraits paint 3. had portraits painted
2. have portraits to paint 4. had portraits paint
17. ________A______, I would have taken a later plane ______B_____ meeting. A. 1. Would I have been wise 3. Had I been wise
2. If I had wise 4. I would have been wise
B. 1. to manage to miss this bored 2. and managed to miss this boring 3. managed to miss this bored 4. and manage to miss this boring 18. ______A______, you had no right ______B______ I was out. A. 1. Whatever your intentions 2. In spite of your intentions 3. Whichever your intentions are 4. However your intention is B. 1. entering the room during 2. entering the room when 3. entered your room while 4. to enter your room while
19. You ______A______ when you drive because the roads, ______B_______ very slippery. A. 1.
had better to be careful
2.
have better been careful
3.
had better being careful
4.
had better be careful
B. 1. 2. 3. 4.
according to the newscast, is according to the newscast, are owning to the newscast are according to the newscast are
20. The children ____A____ the street alone _____B_____. A. 1. 2. 3. 4.
are not allowed to cross are not allowed crossing are allowed to cross have allowed to cross
B. 1. 2. 3. 4.
, the accident must have happened because of they may have an accident because they might have an accident since he could have had an accident
B. Usage (Nos. 21- 30) Directions : 1. Identify the incorrect part of each sentence (marked A, B, C, D) and 2. choose the appropriate correction from the choices. (1, 2, 3, or 4) 21. The Wagner Act guarantees workers in the U.S. the right to organizing labor unions.
A A.1. guaranteed 3. has guaranteed
B
C D 2. is guaranteed 4. has been guaranteed
B.1. a worker 3. every worker
2. each worker 4. the worker
C. 1. right 3. of right D. 1. organize 2. organizes
2. 4. 2. 4.
rights the rights be organized be organizing
22. According the kinetic theory, all matter consists of constantly moving particles. A B C D A. 1. Accordings 2. According to 3. According of 4. According for B. 1. consist 3. consists to
2. consists 4. consists for
C. 1. constant 2. constantly for
2. constants 4. constant for
D. 1. move 3. moved
2. moves 4. movement
23. The system for helping slaves escape to the North was called the “Underground Railroad,� A though it was neither underground or a railroad.
B C A. 1. of helping 3. to be help
D 2. to help 4. to be helping
B. 1. as though 3. as if
2. however 4. unless
C. 1. is 3. wasn’t D. 1. of 3. for
2. 4. 2. 4.
isn’t has been nor and
24. Unlike light from other sources, which travels in all direction, the light from a laser is A B C highly directional. D A. 1. Despite 2. Due to 3. Although 4. Owing to B. 1. that 3. in which
2. where 4. of which
C. 1. direct 3. directing
2. directs 4. directions
D. 1. high directional 3. high direction
2. highly direction 4. high directions
25. Because helicopters are capable of hovering in midair, they are particularly useful
A B for rescue missions, military operates, and transportation. C D A. 1. Unless 2. Despite 3. As if 4. Because of B. 1. for hovering 3. to hover
2. of hover 4. to hovering
C. 1. for rescueing 3. of rescue
2. to rescue 4. from rescueing
D. 1. operate 3. operation
2. operating 4. operations
26. To who did you pass the message I gave you? A B C D A. 1. Into 2. Towards 3. For 4. To be B. 1. which 3. whose
2. whom 4. what
C. 1. to pass 3. passed
2. pass 4. passing
D. 1. give 3. given
2. had given 4. giving
27. I’m sorry to say that your son has been absence from school for a week. A B C D A. 1. worry 2. appreciate 3. thoughtful 4. hopefully B. 1. be said 3. said
2. says 4. saying
C. 1. be absent 3. absented
2. absent 4. to be absent
28. Successful applicants will be paid attracting salary, bonus and fringe benefits. A B C D A. 1. Success 2. Succeed 3. Successfully 4. To be successful B. 1. pay 3. have paid
2. paying 4. pays
C. 1. attract 3. attractively
2. attracted 4. attractive
D. 1. disadvantages 3. income
2. faults 4. results
29. Emergency relief, including medicine, clothing, and foodstuffs, were sent to the earthquake A B C
zone immediately following news of the disaster. D A. 1. included 2. excluded 3. except 4. exception B. 1. lunch 3. crops
2. supper 4. weeds
C. 1. send 3. is sent
2. was sent 4. to be sent
D. 1. follows 3. to be followed
2. follow 4. to follow
30. Scientists at the seminar in Baltimore discussion many interesting subjects in the field of A B C D biology. A. 1. at 2. on 3. the 4. about B. 1. discuss 3. discussing
2. discussed 4. to discuss
C. 1. interested 3. to interest
2. interested in 4. interest
D. 1. objects
2. subjective
3. inject
4. direct
Section 2: Reading Ability. (Nos. 31- 70) Directions: In this section you will gain ONE mark for ONE correct answer. There are two parts in the section.
Part 1 :
Vocabulary. (Nos. 31- 40)
Directions : Choose the word that best completes each blank in the passage. Taking a course in social science in a large university can be a very stressful experience. Such courses are usually taught by a team of staff members instead of by ……….31……… professors. The lectures are given in a ……..32……… auditorium and may be ……….33……….. by as many as five hundred students. Just finding a seat can be a ……….34………… Interrupting a lecture to ……… 35………… an explanation is out of the ………..36……… Students do have a chance to ask question, …….37……. while meeting in the quiz sections. There are smaller groups, ………..38………. by teaching assistants. For these meetings, reading are ………..39……. and problems are discussed. Getting behind in one’s lesson can be very …….40……….. 31. 1. indifferent 2. individual 3. impressive 4. imposing 32. 1. vast 2. bulky
33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
3. extensive 1. seated 3. attended 1. trouble 3. problem 1. require 3. remark 1. way 3. control 1. forever 3. moreover 1. supervised 3. entertained 1. acquired 3. achieved 1. boring 3. trilling
4. intensive 2. chaired 4. lectured 2. matter 4. subject 2. request 4. review 2. time 4. question 2. however 4. thereafter 2. recommended 4. compromised 2. assigned 4. activated 2. exciting 4. upsetting
Part 2 :
Read Comprehension. (Nos. 41- 70)
Directions : Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question that follows. Passage 1 Chinese men in China do not wear pigtails nowadays, but it is possible that their grandfathers or great-grandfathers did. For many years in China, a pigtail was thought to be proper for men. The men shaved their heads in front and wore the pigtail in back. It was also thought proper to wrap the feet of little girls tightly so that, when they grew up, their feet would be small. Small feet on girls were admired. This practice has also disappeared. 41. People in China thought that girls should have ……………. 1. small feet. 2. pigtails. 3. shaved heads. 4. grandfathers. 42. This story is mainly about ……………….. 1. boys and girls in China. 3. outdated practices in China.
2. the feet of girls and the hair of men. 4. the Chinese.
43. The Chinese wanted girls to have small feet because …………………. 1. small feet were easier to keep warm. 2. small feet were quieter. 3. small feet were admired. 4. small feet were younger looking.
44. Grandfathers of Chinese men ……………… 1. might have wrapped their feet to keep them small. 2. might have worn pigtails. 3. would not have had shaved heads. 4. would have dressed like girls.
Passage 2 Until only a few hundred years ago, people thought that, every day, the sun moved in a circle around the earth. They saw the sun rise in the East in the morning and set in the West in the evening, so they thought that the sun was moving. They were like a person in a car watching another car alongside. If the person's car slowly moves forward, it can seem that the car alongside is moving backward. We now know that it is the earth that is moving, while the sun stays still. 45. This story is mainly about ………………. 1. the sun and the earth. 2. why people thought that the sun moved in a circle around the earth. 3. two cars that move next to one another. 4. the earth's moving around the sun. 46. The person in the car is watching ……………… 1. another car. 2. the earth. 3. the sun. 4. the rising and setting of the sun. 47. The sun SEEMS to move ………………… 1. from West to East. 3. because we seem to stay still.
2. because it is so far away. 4. because it wakes us up in the morning.
48. People learned that the earth moves during the day and night 1. a few hundred years ago. 2. when cars were invented. 3. when they could see the sun rise and set. 4. when they felt the earth move.
Passage 3 There is a disease that used to cause people sick with it to lose their fingers, toes, and noses, little by little. It is called leprosy. Other people were afraid of catching it, so they sent the lepers to live by themselves. In one of the Hawaiian Islands called Molokai there were lepers living together in shacks without enough food or clothing. When a young man from Belgium named Father Damien heard about them, he wanted to help them. He went to Molokai and lived among the lepers, doing everything he could for them. He caught leprosy himself and died of it. He is now famous for his wonderful kindness to people who needed someone. 49. This story is mainly about …………….. 1. living among the lepers. 2. the kindness of Father Damien. 3. leprosy 4. sending lepers to live by themselves. 50. Molokai is ……………… 1. in Belgium. 3. leprosy.
2. an island. 4. a Hawaiian word for kindness.
51. Father Damien is famous because ………………… 1. he caught leprosy. 2. he was kind. 3. he was from Belgium. 4. he lived in a shack.
52. People were especially afraid of leprosy because ……………………. 1. lepers lived in shacks. 2. people sent lepers to live by themselves. 3. lepers lost fingers, toes, and noses. 4. lepers died of their disease.
Passage 4 Can you tell what Sunday is named for? Yes, the sun. What about Monday? Yes, the moon. The other days of the week are not as easy. Tuesday is Tyr's day. Tyr was a god of war in northern Europe. Wednesday is Woden's day. Woden was the greatest god of northern Europe. He lived in a palace called Valhalla. Thursday is Thor's day. Thor was the strongest of the gods of northern Europe. He had a hammer which no man could lift. Friday is Frigga's day. Frigga, the wife of Woden, was highest among goddesses. Saturday is Saturn's day. Saturn was a Roman god. The Romans used to feast and make merry in honor of Saturn. 53. The god of war in northern Europe was called ……………… 1. Woden. 2. Tyr. 3. Frigga. 4. Saturn. 54. Valhalla was the home of …………….. 1. Saturn. 3. Tyr.
2. Thor. 4. Woden.
55. The strongest of the gods in northern Europe was called ……………. 1. Thor. 2. Frigga. 3. Saturn. 4. Tyr.
56. The highest among the goddesses was called ……………… 1. Tyr. 2. Woden. 3. Thor. 4. Frigga.
Passage 5 After the voyages of Columbus, the king of Spain still believed that India could be reached by sailing to the west, so he sent Ferdinand Magellan, along with ships and sailors, to seek the truth. They set out for what we now know as South America. Nobody could tell whether it was possible to get around or through South America. One ship left him, because the crews were too frightened to go farther. Magellan explored all down the coast and at last came to a great channel. We now call this channel the Straits of Magellan. They are at the southern end of South America. Magellan got through the channel, and then a great open ocean appeared before him. He called it the Pacific, which means peaceful, because it was smooth and calm. 57. The king of Spain sent Magellan to find……………… 1. the Straits of Magellan. 2. South America. 3. India. 4. the Pacific. 58. Magellan was ……………… 1. a South American. 3. frightened to go farther. 59. The Straits of Magellan are ……………….
2. a sea captain. 4. an Indian.
1. a channel. 3. islands. 60. "Pacific" means ……………. 1. open ocean. 3. a channel.
2. a river. 4. the Pacific Ocean.
2. straits. 4. peaceful.
Passage 6 Versailles is the site of the Palace of Versailles, one of the most storied buildings in the history of France . It was originally built as a hunting chateau by King Louis VIII in 1624. In 1669, King Louis XIV began searching for a grand site where he could conduct the affairs of France and control the government. He settled on the hunting palace and expanded it into the world’s largest palace. In addition, the King hoped to build a governmental center apart from Paris . The palace took 36,000 workers fifty years to build. The palace is spread out over 280 acres and can house 20,000 people! The palace features over 700 rooms and 67 staircases. There are dozens of unique rooms, features, gardens, and halls. One of the most renowned rooms of the Palace of Versailles is the Hall of Mirrors. Recently restored, the Hall of Mirrors is the centerpiece of the dazzling building. Originally added to the palace in 1684, the Hall of Mirrors was built to be a dazzling display of the power and wealth of the French Monarchy. The hall, which measures 73 meters in length features 357 gold-coated stucco mirrors, ornate paintings, crystal chandeliers, marble fixtures, a parquet floor, and ceilings with colorful murals painted by artist Charles Le Brun. The Hall of Mirrors has also played a prominent role in history. Both the proclamation of the German Empire in 1871 after the Franco-Prussian War and the signing of the Treaty of Versailles that formally ended World War One were signed here. 61. When was the Palace of Versailles originally built?
1. 1669
2. 1786
3. 1684
4. 1624
62. Why did King Louis XIV want a grand palace? 1. 2. 3. 4.
As a place to conduct his nation's business. As a hunting chateau. He wanted to impress his wife. So he and his queen could retire comfortably.
63. How many palaces were larger than the Palace of Versailles after it was built? 1. 3
2. 1
3. 2
4. 0
64. The Palace took ___________________ workers _________________ years to build. 1. 50; 36,000 2. 3. 36,000; 50
2. 280; 20,000 4. 20,000; 280
65. The Palace of Versailles can hold ________________ people. 1. 280
2. 20,000
3. 700
4. 50,000
66. What would you NOT find at the Palace of Versailles? 1. mirrors
2. stairwells
3. beaches
4. Gardens
67. The Hall of Mirrors contains _______________ mirrors. 1. 280
2. 573
3. 375
4. 357
68. Which of the following is NOT true? 1. 2. 3. 4.
Two major treaties were signed in the Hall of Mirrors. The Hall of Mirrors features a parquet floor. The Hall of Mirrors is considered the centerpiece of the Palace of Versailles. The Hall of Mirrors has not been restored since 1684.
69. Which of the following is not mentioned as a feature of the Hall of Mirrors? 1. marble fixtures
2. ornate paintings
3. Crystal chandeliers
4. bronze moldings
70. Which of the following could be an appropriate title for this passage? 1. A History of France.
2. The ceilings of the Hall of Mirrors. 3. Louis XIV and the Palace of Versailles. 4. The Amazing Palace of Versailles.